Spoofing The Referrer

Matthew Olson · 07-08-2009, 01:49 AM

What is the easiest method for redirecting to a cpa offer so it looks like a different referrer? I'm aware that there are a variety of scripts and plugins available but I'm looking for a tutorial that can walk me through the exact steps (I'm a total noob when it come to this.)

I've done a search here and on another forum but most of the posts are too vague. Any advice on EXACTLY how to do this?

Thanks in advance...

nzdealer · 07-08-2009, 09:14 AM

yeah double meta refresh works. You could do some php redirects but they are more complicated.

Aff1 · 07-08-2009, 09:21 AM

Hi Guys

You guys going to think that I am stupid but I dont care .

My question is what is " Spoofing The Referrer " ?

Andrew Maule · 07-08-2009, 09:30 AM

Spoofing the referrer means hiding where the traffic is coming from. i.e. If you're doing something the networks wouldn't necessarily approve of, you can hind that source and all they see is whatever you want them to see, more or less.

TE2 · 07-08-2009, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew Maule

Spoofing the referrer means hiding where the traffic is coming from. i.e. If you're doing something the networks wouldn't necessarily approve of, you can hind that source and all they see is whatever you want them to see, more or less.

That's half correct, but...

You may also want to hide the referrer so that your hard work and campaigns are not easily stolen by your CPA Network, your AM, or the Advertiser.

Regards,

John

ryanzona · 07-08-2009, 03:06 PM

Along those same lines is a "double meta refresh" pretty well fool proof?
Is that way almost impossible for cpa networks to violate?
Thanks

TE2 · 07-09-2009, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryanzona

Along those same lines is a "double meta refresh" pretty well fool proof?
Is that way almost impossible for cpa networks to violate?
Thanks

No - it is not 100% reliable.

Sometimes the refresh does not work and leaks the referrer.

There are many other methods; some worse and some better...

Regards,

John

Stephen Root · 07-09-2009, 07:42 AM

You might want to go with Java or Flash if you want truly reliable solution. Of course you can always do a simple PHP script that checks if referer is blank. If it's not, visitor might get stuck in a redirect loop but hey, life sucks anyway

ChrisBa · 07-09-2009, 08:01 AM

spoofing the referrer would actually be adding something back in as the referrer, a double meta refresh actually removes the referrer (in most cases)

JamesFraze · 07-09-2009, 10:16 AM

via Perl, save this file as transfer.cgi:

#!/usr/bin/perl -wT
print qq~Content-type: text/html\n\n
<html><head>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; URL=$ENV{QUERY_STRING}">
<script language="JavaScript">
window.location="$ENV{QUERY_STRING}";
</script>
</head><body></body></html>
~;

chmod the file to 755 permissions and if uploading to unix server, save as unix file (take out the carriage returns, and use newlines instead). If on windows, just upload it.

then, use tranfer.cgi as follows:
<a href="transfer.cgi?http://expert-marketer.com">Clickable</a>

The "Best" Way, will be one that your server can handle, and that you can implement and manage easily. This is just one way.

07-08-2009, 01:49 AM	#1
Matthew Olson Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,164 Thanks: 223 Thanked 302 Times in 128 Posts	Spoofing The Referrer - The Best Way? What is the easiest method for redirecting to a cpa offer so it looks like a different referrer? I'm aware that there are a variety of scripts and plugins available but I'm looking for a tutorial that can walk me through the exact steps (I'm a total noob when it come to this.) I've done a search here and on another forum but most of the posts are too vague. Any advice on EXACTLY how to do this? Thanks in advance...

07-08-2009, 09:14 AM	#2
nzdealer HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Gold Coast, Australia Posts: 158 Thanks: 6 Thanked 16 Times in 11 Posts Social Networking	Re: Spoofing The Referrer - The Best Way? yeah double meta refresh works. You could do some php redirects but they are more complicated.
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07-08-2009, 09:21 AM	#3
Aff1 Warrior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 19 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Spoofing The Referrer - The Best Way? Hi Guys You guys going to think that I am stupid but I dont care . My question is what is " Spoofing The Referrer " ?

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07-09-2009, 10:16 AM	#10
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